Truss



UNITED STATES "WILLIAM E. CARY, OF SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT.

TRUSS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4:, 1921.

Application filed May 1, 1920. Serial No. 378,248.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. GARY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont,have invented a new and useful Truss, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in surgery, andmore particularly to devices known as trusses.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a truss wherein thebody engaging elements thereof may be adjusted to various positions,thereby adapting the device for use with ruptures of various locationsof the body. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter having novel means for connecting the rods which support thebody engaging pads, to the belt forming a part of the truss.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a trussconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates a transverse sectional view through one of the pads.

Fig. 3 illustrates a fragmental detail View of one end of the belt.

Fig. 4 illustrates a fragmental detail view of one end of the belt, thesame being shown as connected to the supporting rod.

Fig. 5 illustrates a rear elevational view of one of the pads aspositioned on the supporting rod, and

Fig. 6 illustrates a sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesthe supporting rod which is curved and provided with T-shaped heads 6,formed on the respective ends thereof for purposes to be hereinaftermore fully described.

The pads forming an important feature of the invention are formedpreferably of aluminum, each'of which includes a circular head and anintegral arm 7 extending from the rear surface thereof, the arm 7 beingapertured as at 8, the aperture being relatively large to receive theapertured pin 9, the aperture of the pin being indicated at 10, andadapted to register with an aperture 11 formed in the arm '7, whichregistering apertures are provided to receive the supporting rod 5.

A nut 12 operates on the threaded extremity of each of these pins 9 andit will be seen that when the supporting rod 5 has been positionedwithin the openings of the arm 7 and pin 9, and the nut 12 is rotated,the rod 5 is clamped between the walls of the opening 11, to secure thepads in proper adjusted positions on the supporting rod 5.

The belt forming a part of the invention is formed of relatively thinflexible metallic material and is provided with the socket members 14removably secured to the ends thereof. Each of these socket membersincludes a head having a concaved surface 15 providing a clearance forthe heads 6, of the supporting rod, the plate 16 being supported on theunder surface of each of the socket members, which plates are providedwith elongated openings 17 extending longitudinally thereof, theopenings being of a size to receive the heads 6 of the rod 5, when therod is moved to a predetermined position, but when the rod is in itsnormal position, it will be seen that the T-shaped heads .6 lie inpositions transversely of the elongated openings 17 to lock the headswithin the socket members.

Each of these plates 16 comprises a body having a relatively longportion 17 which is bent rearwardly to overlie a portion of the body,the same being disposed in spaced relation with the body to provide aclearance for the inwardly extending tongues 18 stamped from the sidewalls of the body.

The ends of. the belt have connection with the socket members, and asshown by Fig. & of the drawing, each end of the belt is disposed betweenthe socket member and the plate 16, the wedge plate 19 having one of itsends positioned between the plate 16 and the inturned tongue 18 of thebody, the upper portion 20 of the wedge plate being clamped intoposition over the upper surface of the relatively long portion 17 of therespective-plates 16. From the foregoing it is obvious that movement ofthe belt in one direction causes the ends of the belt which contact withthe socket members to move the wedge plates 19 under the inturnedtongues to firmly secure the belt to the socket members.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in using a device of thischaracter, it is only necessary to adjust the pads along the supportingrods 5, in order that the same will properly contact with the body ofthe user.

The belt is then secured to the ends of the supporting rods 5, aspreviously described, with the result that the device is prevented fromdisplacement.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the class described, av

supporting rod, pads carried by the supporting rod, each or" said padshaving an opening to accommodate the supporting rod and having anopening extending at right angles to the first mentioned opening toreceive a threaded pin, said pin having an opening to accommodate thesupporting rod, and means for moving the threaded pin within its openingto clamp the supporting rod to the pad, and a belt having connectionwith the ends of the supporting rod.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting rod having T-shapedheads formed on the ends thereof, adjustable pads secured to thesupporting rod, a belt having socket members on the ends thereof, saidsocket members adapted to receive the T-shaped heads on the ends of therods, and means for locking the pads in their positions of adjustment.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting rod having T-shapedheads, a belt member, removable socket members carried by the beltmembers, a cover plate forming a part of each socket member and havingan elongated slot, said elongated slots adapted to receive the T-shapedheads for locking the rods to the belt, and a plurality of adjustablepads on the supporting rod.

4. In a device of the class described, a supporting rod, adjustable padscarried by the supporting rod, a belt, socket members removablyconnected to the ends of the belt, means for locking the socket memberson the ends of the belt, and means for detachably connecting the belt tothe rod.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. GARY.

Witnesses;

BLANGHE HOLDEN, ALICE M. WHEELER.

